Gauge, needle

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OBJECT TYPE: PLASTIC
DATE: 1930
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0535.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: MAGIC BAKING POWDER
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: PLASTIC

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 16.2 cm
Width: 2.9 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Domestic Technology
Category: Merchandising
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED FROM THE 1930S TO THE 1950S
Canada: USED AS AN ADVERTISING DEVICE FOR MAGIC BAKING POWDER
Function: USED TO MEASURE THE SIZE OF KNITTING NEEDLES, DETERMINE THE TENSION OF KNITTING, AND TO MEASURE LENGTH OF KNITTING
Technical: ATTEMPT TO DEVELOP A DEVICE WHICH PROVIDES THREE FUNCTIONS IN ONE: MEASURING OF LENGTH; GUIDE TO TENSION OF KNITTING; METHOD OF DETERMINING SIZE AND THUS NUMBER OF KNITTING NEEDLE
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON FRONT: 'Magic Baking Powder/ TENSION GUIDE NEEDLE GAUGE/ NEEDLE NUMBERS 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1/ [SCALE] 1 [TO ] 6 [IN INCHES]'
Missing: none
Finish: WHITE WITH BLUE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Gauge, needle, circa 1930, Artifact no. 1996.0535, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0535.001/

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